Honda Goldwing 1500 Cafe Racer

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Honda goldwing 1500 cafe racer. Honda gl1000 goldwing 2 years ago i would say. But this is exactly what makes it so special. Although we now think of goldwings as full fairing six cylinder bikes they were flat fours up until the introduction of the gl1500 in 1987 and the early models were available in largely naked trim. The gl1000 was produced from 1974 1979 followed by the gl1100 and gl1200.

Builder interview please tell us a bit about yourself your history with motorcycles and your workshop. Racer tv 536 097 views. I ve never seen a nice build based on goldwing it cannot be done and even if it doesn t make any sense. And now something less common in the cafe racer scene.

33 year old single dad who spends all of my spare time in my workshop with my 6 year old boy. And it s another enormous belter a show stopping 1977 honda goldwing cafe racer. Bike has 35k miles on it when i started project and expect i ve put on 1000 more since complete. Honda gl1000 cafe racer.

Got the workshop with a buddy of mine for the last three years. This 1975 bike is a great example of what a typically heavy and cumbersome motorcycle can become in the hands of someone who knows what they re doing in this case the custom work was all done. At around the same size and weight as an aircraft carrier it s designed to ferry similarly overweight bikers down endless miles of flat interstate in diabetic comfort. Like the k1100lt the goldwing isn t a typical starting point for a cafe racer build.

Top 5 fake facts about cafe racers duration. The honda goldwing isn t the most obvious choice for a café racer custom that said the goldwing cafés that i have seen built have all been very capable looking and notably handsome motorcycles. Octane s ngw project bike. A quite unlikely base for a concept of a racer.

Visit the new website of racer tv. The honda gl1000 goldwing may not seem like the best candidate for a cafe racer build. Cafe racer honda gl 1000 goldwing by krakenhead customs duration. Racer tv 996 646 views.